Fiona Pacey

Composer

After graduating from Liverpool University Fiona entered the music education world as a
peripatetic violin/viola teacher, sharing her love of music with hundreds (possibly thousands) of
children. She was always interested in composition and made sure that her pupils had opportunities
to improvise and compose and that other teachers felt confident to do the same.

On retirement from her post as Head of Music Service in Leeds, she enrolled at Huddersfield
University to study composition for herself, undertaking further study after completing an MA in
July 2014. She is interested in subtle shifts and juxtapositions of pitch and timbre, and in
exploring relationships between composer, performers and audience.